Franz Antel

Režisér, Producent, Scénárista, Herec

28. června 1913 — 11. srpna 2007 (94 let)
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Franz Antel (June 28, 1913 – August 11, 2007) was a veteran Austrian filmmaker.

Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale. In the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s these were mainly comedies (romantic, slapstick, and/or musical) and K.u.k. films all of which, for Austrian and German TV stations alike, have been a staple of weekend afternoon programming ever since. In between there is quite a sober film about the Oberst (Colonel) Redl affair that shook the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy on the eve of World War I.

From the late 1960s, encouraged by the new opportunities in the film industry brought about by the sexual revolution, Antel gradually switched his main interest to soft porn and ribaldry. It was in particular his series of Wirtin ("hostess") films, directed under the pseudonym François Legrand, with which he tried to win international recognition. Titles included The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan (1967), Sexy Susan Sins Again (1969), Wild, Willing & Sexy (1969) and Don't Tell Daddy (aka Naughty Nymphs in the U.S.A.) (1972).

Among the actors Antel worked with were Hans Moser, Paul Hörbiger, Oskar Werner, Curd Jürgens, Tony Curtis, Herbert Fux, Heinrich Schweiger, Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Marisa Berenson, Britt Ekland, Andréa Ferréol.

1981 was a turning point in Antel's career when he adapted for the big screen a stage play by Ulrich Becher and Peter Preses. Set from the days of the Anschluss of 1938 until after the end of the war, Der Bockerer is about a Viennese butcher named Karl Bockerer (Karl Merkatz) whose common sense rather than intellect tells him to oppose the Nazis and who dares to show resistance just because he is never fully aware of the possible fateful consequences of his actions. While Bockerer and his wife survive the war unscathed, their son joins the SA but, after some internal intrigue, is sent to the front and killed.

Der Bockerer IV

The film's strong anti-fascist message, the moving dialogue, and performances by the crème de la crème of Austrian actors and actresses (Ida Krottendorf, Alfred Böhm, Heinz Marecek, Hans Holt, Dolores Schmidinger and many more) made Der Bockerer an unusually successful film and gave new impetus to Antel's career. He made three sequels, which follow the lives of the Bockerers well into the 1960s, each depicting a crucial historical event in Austria or one of its neighbouring countries:

Der Bockerer II (1996) is about the ten-year occupation (1945-1955) of Austria by the allied powers;

Der Bockerer III — Die Brücke von Andau (2000) is set at the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956; and, finally,

Der Bockerer IV — Der Prager Frühling (2003) deals with Dubček's Prague Spring of 1968.

Antel would recount an anecdote about himself describing how, in order to live up to his reputation as a womanizer, he used to carry a pair of high heels in his luggage which he then would occasionally place in the corridor in front of his hotel room – especially when he was travelling alone.

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Filmy a seriály na Plexu

  • Fearless
    Fearless1978

Známý pro

  • Der Bockerer
    Der Bockerer1981
  • Some Like It Cool
    Some Like It Cool1977
  • Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
    Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett1962
  • Fearless
    Fearless1978
  • Der Bockerer 2
    Der Bockerer 21996
  • Der Turm der verbotenen Liebe
    Der Turm der verbotenen Liebe1968
  • Naughty Nymphs
    Naughty Nymphs1972
  • Musik, Musik - da wackelt die Penne
    Musik, Musik - da wackelt die Penne1970
  • Hallo Dienstmann
    Hallo Dienstmann1952
  • Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!
    Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!1977
  • Der Bockerer III - Die Brücke von Andau
    Der Bockerer III - Die Brücke von Andau2000
  • Sexy Susan Sins Again
    Sexy Susan Sins Again1968
  • Der Bockerer IV - Prager Frühling
    Der Bockerer IV - Prager Frühling2003
  • Frau Wirtin hat auch eine Nichte
    Frau Wirtin hat auch eine Nichte1969
  • Im schwarzen Rössl
    Im schwarzen Rössl1961
  • Ruf der Wälder
    Ruf der Wälder1965
  • The Countess Died of Laughter
    The Countess Died of Laughter1973
  • The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
    The Viking Who Became a Bigamist1969
  • Blau blüht der Enzian
    Blau blüht der Enzian1973
  • Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
    Liebesgrüße aus Tirol1964

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